Specifications
AI Description
- Condition: Used
- Maintenance: Fresh annual inspection due September 2025, commercially maintained until 2020, complete logs available
- Seating: 8 Aero-Twin foldable seats, blue cloth seating, belted lavatory
- Engine: P&W PT6A-114A, time since overhaul 5,109.2 hours, TBO 3,600 hours
- Propeller: McCauley C703, time since overhaul 111.6 hours, TBO 3,600 hours
- Avionics: Garmin GNS 430, GNS 530, Honeywell KY-96A, KR-87 ADF, KN-63 DME, GTX 330 transponder, Honeywell KMD-850 MFD, TAWS
- Additional Equipment: Cargo pod with de-ice, ice protection, auxiliary dry air pump kit, nose tire scraper, gravel deflectors, aircraft payload extender system
- Interior Features: Air conditioning, diamond plate flooring, blue carpeting, white headliner, red, white & blue exterior colors with stars & stripes
- Performance: Equipped with ADS-B, weather radar, traffic collision avoidance system, terrain awareness & warning system
About this Model
Overview
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop designed around payload, simplicity, and off-airport practicality rather than speed or high-altitude cruise. It is commonly operated as a commuter, charter, freight, medevac, and special-mission platform, where quick turnarounds, rugged handling, and a large, reconfigurable cabin are more important than jet-like trip times.
Mission Fit
The Grand Caravan fits missions that value access and payload over speed: short-to-medium legs, frequent stops, and airfields with limited infrastructure. It is especially well suited to operators needing a single type to cover scheduled commuter runs, ad-hoc charter, and freight with minimal changeover time. For longer legs, passengers may experience more cabin noise and weather variability than in pressurized twins or jets.
Cabin
Cabin comfort is utilitarian and highly dependent on the interior and operator configuration. The wide, boxy cross-section supports a range of seat layouts and quick conversion between passengers and cargo. The high wing and tall cabin volume help with headroom and loading, while the large cargo door and low sill height (relative to many aircraft) make bulky items easier to handle. Noise and vibration levels are typical of single-engine turboprops and vary with insulation packages and propeller configuration.